A Frolic of My Own

Jazz, Books, Food, and the Writing Life

Blogging from New Orleans, La

24 October 2008

Sure, C. Ray Nagin has done his best to destroy New Orleans. But could he possible doom the entire country? Entirely possible:


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23 October 2008

My friend Jerry has just launched Groovescapes, an online music community. It revs up to full speed this weekend with Voodoo Fest. Check it out in a few days to see what he’s up to.

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9 October 2008

In the weeks after Gustav, Louisiana oysters were hard to find. Every single bed in the state was closed. This Friday in the Times Picayune, I took a look at why it took so long for the oyster bars to reopen. The online version of the story includes this nice video by Jennifer Zdon on P&J Oyster Company.

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1 October 2008

The Eiffel tower looks lovely today. I wish that I were in Paris.

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